Headlight



Aug. 12, 1930. R Q FERGUSON v 1,772,660

HEADLIGHT Filed Oct. 17, 1928 I 5- Raffgmfbn wf gmy www yPatented 12,

- UNITED i' Apxilicationfledtober A"ASieri This invention relates to rnewand'guse'ful Aimprovements inV headlights `for automobiles, and particularly dirigiblelheadlightls therefor. A i. One object ofthefinvention yis to `improve and simplify the construction of the mechanism` through which the headlights are turned by the steering column of the `autovmobile.. s Another' obj ectis to provide `a 'novel` and improved meansrfor mounting the headlights `and for holding them 'the automobile. f -1 A further object is to'pprovide device ofthis vcharacter wherein the .headlight casings are capableof adj ustinent'ior thepurpolse Aofy elevating or depressing the light with respect to the road ahead of the automobile.

Other objects andadvantages willfbe apparent from the followingdescri'ption when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawing.

In the drawing i* y Figure l is a front elevation/of an automo- V bile showing the improved headlightsvmounted thereon. i ,Y

Figure 2 is a side"elevation;partlyibroken` away7 showingtheconnections witlith'e steer- I ing mechanism. v A

Figure 3 is afragmentary top planvview of the mechanism', alsofshowing'the connections with the steering"mechanism.1

V Figure 4 is an'enlarged vertical sectional i detail view on'thev line 4-4 ofyFigureQ.

Y of. Mounted on the upper aceof'ea'ch of'V Figure 5 is a horizontal'seetionalviewon the line 5-5 of Figure 4. Y 1 ,y y v Referring particularly to the"v accompanying drawing,` 10 represents the forward'vends of the side members of the chassisof an' automobile, and 11 the'vfront mud-guards there- Y the said chassis endfportions is ay block 412',

having a step bearing 13 therein,A` in which is .disposedthe lower end yoi the post'` orupright 14. A double tubularlmeniber. 15receives the y in proper position onf larly connected. the bolt "22; ofiithe 4otli'er rheadlight device.` Ther outer4 side oft the other-.L*tubularV portion offthe'member l'is providedWithiaiclampto whichfisconnected -anend o guards larniembersagainst relative fmoyementf Ro `mirando. iiiEaeusoisr, oii'fwizmux. nonni/dig tposedf transversely throu'glnthefcenterf'ofeeh 60 Engaged.;` thvoughi 'theosaid -vbolt and)` a within i Threadedmieaohiend of thefb'oltf22gis ainut .23, to which-vifurtherreference willbe made laterheneinl The; rearl'en'dof theibolti'21 jprojects'beyond the 'rear side of? the 'member 20. andi hasf rpivotelly-f';cnneotwftheretdfoire f Eend oa rodf:24, whV hzxxtendsitranslversely of' the :ErontsofJth-eautdmobil'eg andi'ei'sffsimif.

ilse;4 extends downwardly? below zthe antoine nism yojf jthepautomobile is the depending, steer1ngarm28, and pivotally connected to steeringlcolumn" of the automobile, as indicatedlat l30, is rotatedin one direction the headlight ...of the chassis? of the ,automchile',` andsecuredronthe' lower .aT-laterally extending arm 27. Florinlng a part of the steering mechafs 4the lower end thereof is the rear end of a'link 29,'-the forward end of which is pivotally `con-` nected to lthe outer end ofthe arm 27. As theV arm. 28 will move in ione direction to rotate 'thefposts 19 whereb todirect the light from the headlights int e direction of the inner-g side of a curve in a road, while'rotation of the column in the other direction will rotate the posts 19X in the other direction. Thus when the automobile is rounding a curve in" member 20. The upper wallof the casing is Y rovided with an opening 33 through which 1s disposed the lower threaded end of the" i stem or stud bolt34,'oarried by the-lowerside of the headli n35 onthe casing V31. ,s

WUpon loosening the nuts 23, the casingl, 'together ywiththe lamp casingk 35, and the bolt 22 me. :be tilted forwardly' or rearwardly, who ytoyincrease or diminish thelength of the :light rays emanatingfromthe lamps, y the screwing up ofthesaid nutslserving to tightly clamp the casing 31 in its adjusted poso sition with respect to the tubularzm'emher 20.

lWhatisclaimed is z" 1 l yAsn port fora'dirigiblesand inclinably 'adjustale headlight including a vert-ical rotatably `supported st having ak transverse .tubular head, vsaid ead having a transverse :opening intersecting the bore thereof, an arm m r having'a threaded end disposed in said transt verse opening and having an opening registering with. thebore of the tubular member,

abolt1ds`posed in the bore and `through the opening of the arm and having its vendsprofrom the ends of the tubular member, clampln Ynutsonthe ends of said bolt, and an ang'u ar inverted U-shaped casing adapted to support a headlight casing and having apertured side `portions engaged with the ends of the tubular member and receiving the bolt ends therethrough andthe nuts thereagainst, Wherebv to permit `forward and rearward rockin adjustment of the U-shaped casmg on said olt, for the purposeof regulatil the light projection from the headlight.

u n testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.

RALEY C. FERGUSON.

ht lamp easing 35', a nut 36` being engage on the said `stem to clamp the 

